Only the Greatest as a title may have two meanings: the first implies the music included here, and the second implies the artist.
There is a case to be made for the latter, but in the case of the former, this is only partially true.
Waylon Jennings was one of the most evocative country music artists ever produced.
In his long career he did everything his own way, no matter what it cost him.
The 12 songs are a testament to the greatness of his mature period as an artist.
These are the singles and album tracks recorded during the 1960s when Jennings had actively gone to war with his label about using his own band in the studio and recording the material he chose, not his producers or label A&R men.
His readings of Neil Diamond's "Kentucky Woman" and Bobby Bare's "Such a Waste of Love," offer the power of his voice in a setting that was equal parts honky tonk, folk, rock, and even pop.
Each track here is a winner, from the best known, such as "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" to the least, such as Harlan Howard's underappreciated classic "California Sunrise.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only Daddy That'll Walk the LineIvy J. "Jimmy" Bryant | Waylon Jennings | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | California SunshineHarlan Howard | Waylon Jennings | Play | 02:14 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 3 | Weakness in a ManJerry Chesnut | Waylon Jennings | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | Sorrow (Breaks a Good Man Down)Waylon Jennings, Jackson King, Jimmy Rule | Waylon Jennings | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 5 | ChristinaSteve Karliski | Waylon Jennings | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 6 | Such a Waste of LoveBobby Bare | Waylon Jennings | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 7 | Walk on out of My MindRed Lane | Waylon Jennings | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 8 | Kentucky WomanNeil Diamond | Waylon Jennings | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 9 | Long GoneJerry Reed | Waylon Jennings | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 10 | You'll Think of MeHank Cochran | Waylon Jennings | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 11 | Wave Goodbye to MeDon Bowman, Waylon Jennings, Jackson King | Waylon Jennings | Play | 02:04 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 12 | Too Far GoneBilly Sherrill | Waylon Jennings | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 28 mins | 66 MB | |||||
| 28 mins | 173 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Bare | Composer |
| 2 | Don Bowman | Composer |
| 3 | Ivy J. "Jimmy" Bryant | Composer |
| 4 | Jerry Chesnut | Composer |
| 5 | Hank Cochran | Composer |
| 6 | Neil Diamond | Composer |
| 7 | Harlan Howard | Composer |
| 8 | Waylon Jennings | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 9 | Steve Karliski | Composer |
| 10 | Jackson King | Composer |
| 11 | Red Lane | Composer |
| 12 | Jerry Reed | Composer |
| 13 | Jimmy Rule | Composer |
| 14 | Billy Sherrill | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |